Euro SOCOM PS3 pushed to "early 2009"

[Shrygue]

via Eurogamer


Sony has told us that SOCOM: Confrontation will not be out this Friday in Europe, as some retailers are still suggesting.

Instead, a spokesperson told us the online tactical PS3 shooter will arrive in "early 2009". No reason was given for the delay.

SOCOM: Confrontation has been out in America - where little mice go to make their fortunes - for a while.

So you can always buy from the US PlayStation Store by faking your address and purchasing pre-paid PSN cards from eBay. Or so we've heard.

However, the UK retail version will come bundled with a Bluetooth headset, which is quite important for this sort of squad-based stuff, apparently.

Plus, there are also suggestions that the US version may be clogged with a few bugs; something that might be fixed in the transition to Europe.

[Gene]

The game isn't too bad. It's ok for online only, but it gets really boring. Overall I'd give it a 7 or 8 out of 10. If you are a fan, get it. But if you are just looking for a quality game, you're better off renting it.